A Stroll By The River

pretty
beyond the smudged pot smoke
Sumida River
                                          Kobayashi Issa      

Why did I chose this haiku from other haikus on Sumida River? I'm celebrating the arrival of summer and also the mozzies too! ^^

harvest moon
Sumida River thick
with mosquitoes

Early morning view of the river. Taken when I went for my solitary morning jaunt when we were in Asakusa last year.

And these, by Zaini when we took a stroll by the river and ended up in Kinshicho the day before.

Now tell  me it isn't nice to take a long, leisurely walk by the river?

p.s. Zaini doesn't seem to be against a June trip but that trip will have to wait. After all, we are already in mid-June now!